Color Name
Hooker's Green
Hex Color Code
#49796B
RGB Color Code
RGB(73, 121, 107)
CMYK Values*
39.7%, 0.0%, 11.6%, 52.5%
Color Family (Hue)
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Hooker's green is a dark green color created by mixing Prussian blue and gamboge. Hooker's green takes its name from botanical artist William Hooker who first made it to illustrate leaves.

What color is Hooker's Green?

Hooker's Green color belongs to the Green color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Hooker's Green is #49796B, and the RGB color code is RGB(73, 121, 107).

In the RGB color model, Hooker's Green has a red value of 73, a green value of 121, and a blue value of 107. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 39.7% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 11.6% yellow, and 52.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 162.5° (degrees), 24.7 % saturation, and 38.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Hooker's Green has a hue of 162.5° (degrees), 39.7 % saturation and 47.5 % brightness/value.

Hooker's Green is cool or warm?

The color Hooker's Green is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Hooker's Green? (For interior and product design)

Hooker's Green has an LRV of nearly 16.2. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
Hooker's Green
LRV 16.2
Light Color

Compare LRV 16.2 of Hooker's Green with dark and light color

Is Hooker's Green Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Hooker's Green meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Hooker's Green color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #49796B
Hex triplet
#49796B
Red
49
Green
79
Blue
6B
RGBA / RGB rgb(73, 121, 107)
Red
73 (28.6%)
Green
121 (47.5%)
Blue
107 (42.0%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
39.67%
Magenta
0.00%
Yellow
11.57%
Key
52.55%
HSL hsl(162.5deg, 24.7 %, 38.0 %)
Hue
162.5°
Saturation
24.74 %
Lightness
38.04 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
162.5°
Saturation
39.67 %
Brightness / Value
47.45 %
RYB ryb(83, 128, 135)
Red
83 (32.4%)
Yellow
128 (50.1%)
Blue
135 (52.9%)
HWB
Hue
162.5°
Whiteness
28.63 %
Blackness
52.55 %
CMY
Cyan
71.37%
Magenta
52.55%
Yellow
58.04%
XYZ
X
12.24
Y
16.15
Z
16.38
YXY
Y1
16.15
X
0.27
Y2
0.36
CIE-Lab
L
47.17
A
-19.82
B
2.55
CIE-Lch
L
47.17
C
19.98
H
172.68
CIE-Luv
L
47.17
U
-22.46
V
6.36
Hunter-Lab
L
40.19
A
-15.98
B
3.97
Other
LRV
~ 16.2 %
Munsell Color System
7G 4.6/4.3

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Hooker's Green

These are the named colors closest to Hooker's Green , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#49796B Color Hooker's Green
100.00% match | ΔE 0.00
#40826D Color Viridian
95.50% match | ΔE 4.50
#5F8575 Color Eucalyptus Green
94.26% match | ΔE 5.74
#56887D Color Wintergreen Dream
93.98% match | ΔE 6.02

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system


Pantone TCX

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Hooker's Green to Pantone TCX


Pantone PMS

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Hooker's Green to Pantone PMS

#507F70 Color PANTONE 625 C
97.60% match | ΔE 2.40
#417671 Color PANTONE 4166 C
95.93% match | ΔE 4.07
#5C7F71 Color PANTONE 5555 C
95.71% match | ΔE 4.29
#297974 Color PANTONE 8264 C
94.26% match | ΔE 5.74

RAL Design

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Hooker's Green to RAL Design


RAL Classic

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Hooker's Green to RAL Classic


British Standard 4800

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Hooker's Green to British Standard 4800

#3D6C62 Color BS 18-D-44 - Blue
95.02% match | ΔE 4.98

Paint similar to Hooker's Green

These are the real paint colors closest to Hooker's Green from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Hooker's Green once it is on a wall.


Valspar

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Hooker's Green to Valspar


Benjamin Moore

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Hooker's Green to Benjamin Moore


PPG Paints

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Hooker's Green to PPG Paints


Dunn-Edwards

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Hooker's Green to Dunn-Edwards


Sherwin Williams

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Hooker's Green to Sherwin Williams


Behr

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Hooker's Green to Behr


Farrow & Ball

Hooker's Green color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Hooker's Green to Farrow & Ball

#427F83 Color Vardo (288)
91.63% match | ΔE 8.37
#64725F Color Dyrehaven (9819)
90.30% match | ΔE 9.70
#586654 Color Minster Green (224)
89.10% match | ΔE 10.90

Color Combinations

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Triadic Color Palette

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#49796B
Hooker's Green
#794957
Deep Ruby*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Hooker's Green - #49796B?

Color that best contrast with Hooker's Green - #49796B is #794957, color name is Deep Ruby*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments Hooker's Green - #49796B?

Complementary or Opposite color for Hooker's Green - #49796B is #794957, color name is Deep Ruby*.

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